FMCSA issued a grant to fund the development of a driving track known as a skid pad at the Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) North Lewiston Training Facility in Idaho. The recently-completed skid pad—a paved surface for exercising driving maneuvers involving skidding, jack knifing, and other forms of loss of control of a vehicle—provides a cost-effective facility for hands-on training in accident avoidance maneuvers. In this webinar, Phil Liggins, coordinator of the LCSC Motor Safety Training Center, will present details about the safety training for bus and commercial motor vehicle drivers that this facility offers through controlled “adverse” weather situations, including ice and rain, as well as faulty braking systems, tire blowouts and anti-skid equipment failure. This is the only training facility of its type in the Northwest. 90 minutes
